Beautiful Lacquered House
“Nushi-no-ie “, The Lacquerer’s House was built in the Meiji era, over a hundred years ago. It was abandoned and ruined for a long time, but we found a faint trace of the past glory of Japanese lacquer culture. We bought it after a long hesitation, and restoration was completed in 1990.
After restoration, “Nushi-no-ie” was regarded by experts as the most beautiful machiya, traditional merchant’s house in Japan. Its restoration is an embodiment of Wajimaya-Zenni’s basic philosophy. This house is now a museum of urushi culture: therein lies the true identity of Wajimaya-Zenni. We believe “Without profound cultural background, there is no cultural products.”
Nushi-no-ie Photo Gallery
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- 北前口
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- 北前口のヒイラギ
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- 北前口
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- 通り庭
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- 通り庭の井戸
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- 仏間
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- 二階廊下
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- 月兎蒔絵引き戸
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- 坪庭
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- 溜塗りの縁側
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- 玄関欄間の格子
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- 蛤形の釘隠し
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- 猪の目襖額
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- 襖引手
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- 襖引手
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- 塗師蔵の扉
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- 塗師蔵
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- 上塗り部屋
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- 輪島大祭の日
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- 輪島大祭の日の神棚
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- 輪島大祭の日
Nushi-no-ie (The Lacquerer’s House) + shop
1-82-3 Kawai-machi, Wajima, Ishikawa 928-0001 Japan
TEL : 0768-22-5811
Mail wajima@wajimayazenni.co.jp [or Contact Form]
Shop Open 9:00～12:00
Closed on Wednesdays, Sundays, New Year Holidays
(If you wish to visit during non-business hours, please contact us.)
Parking lot available
※The main house of Nushi-no-ie is not put on view to the public for preservation usually.
Applications for the visiting Nushi-no-ie, please apply from here.
Mail wajima@wajimayazenni.co.jp [or Contact Form]
TEL : 0768-22-0521(8:30~17:00)
FAX : 0768-22-8808
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